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Mark Hilbert is the chief electrical inspector for the state of New Hampshire, Bureau of Electrical Safety and Licensing and has been employed by the office for 14 years. He holds all the IAEI electrical inspector certifications. He holds a master electrician's license in two states and is a former electrical contractor in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Prior to opening his contracting business, he had over seven years of industrial electrical experience. Mark represents IAEI as an alternate member on Code Making Panel 4 and is a principle member on the NFPA 79 Committee, the Standard for Electrical Equipment of Industrial Machinery. He is past president of the Granite State Chapter and the Eastern Section. He is the Eastern Section's delegate to the IO Board of Directors. Mark has taught electrical code classes since 1994 and has over 35 years of experience in the electrical industry. He has taught the National Electrical Code and promoted electrical safety nationally and internationally.
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Selective coordination ensures proper isolation and localization for all possible overcurrents (from overloads to maximum short-circuit currents at the point of application) to the nearest upstream overcurrent protective device and prevents unnecessary loss of power to other loads, especially loads essential for life safety. The Code requires selective coordination for all supply-side overcurrent protective devices [...]